[lug] Do CD-RWs suck?

[Michael Hirsch]

On 10/27/05, Zan Lynx <zlynx at acm.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 13:17 -0600, Michael Hirsch wrote:
> > Is this just me, or is it a common problem. I've only recently
> > started using CD-RWs. I have my mandriva distribution on 4 CDs, and
> > almost every time I use them one disk or another can't be read. If I
> > burn it again then I can usually read it, but that's terrible. I've
> > not had this problem before with CD-Rs.
> >
> > Is this common, or is it just that the CD-RWs I bought are a low
> > quality brand.
>
> I don't think it's a common problem. I can't remember the last time a
> CD-R or RW or DVD-anything didn't work after I burned it. I tend to buy
> the cheap stuff, too.
>
> It might be more of a burner problem. You might want to try slowing the
> burner down to a slower burn speed. Also check if there are firmware
> updates for your CD burner.


Okay, I'll do that. Thanks. (And thanks for not making fun of the typo in my
subject :-( )

Michael
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